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1 Career

Like most of Holyhead, his hometown, including the Labour MEP Glennys Kinnock , he attended the Holyhead County Comprehensive School . He left when he was sixteen for a career in the merchant navy, and was a seaman until 1992. In 1995, he became an advisor in the Citizens Advice Bureau, specialising in welfare rights, and from 1997 to 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap he managed the J. E. O'Toole Centre in Holyhead a centre dedicated to the welfare, education and leisure of unemployed workers in Holyhead. In 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep, He unsuccessfully stood for the Labour party in the Welsh Assembly elections.

2 In Parliament

Albert has rebelled against the Labour Party's political whip on certain occassions. Most notably:

• he voted against the government's Higher Education Funding Bill - 27th January, 2004
• he voted against the House of LordsThis article is about the British House of Lords. See also the historical Irish House of Lords. The House of Lords is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the British House of Commons. The House of Lor amendment on foundation hospitals - 19th November, 2003
• he voted for an outright ban on huntingThis article is about the hunting of prey by human society. For other uses of the word "hunting" see Hunting (disambiguation). For other meanings of the word "hunter" (which redirects here), see Hunter (disambiguation). Hunting is, in its most general sen with dogs - 30th June, 2003
• he voted for an anti-warAnti-war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. It can be considered somewhat of a loaded term, as anti-war activists are not always protesting against war per se (they may su amendment during the IraqThe Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia. It shares borders with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the south, Turkey to the north, Syria to the north-west, Jordan to the west and Iran to crisis debate - 18th March, 2003